5 players who have performed better in Test cricket under Virat Kohli than MS Dhoni

#2 Mohammed Shami

Shami has evolved into a better bowler under Kohli but needs to remain a lot fitter

The fast bowler, who has had an up-and-down career so far ever since he began in 2013, has seen a significant improvement in his performance under Kohli as compared to Dhoni.

Shami played 10 Tests under Dhoni and took 38 wickets at an average of 36.63 and strike-rate of 59.5, but those numbers see a vast improvement while playing under his successor under whom in 20 matches, he has taken 72 wickets at an average 24.83 and a strike-rate of 46.8.

The difference is the fact that Shami seems to have developed a better control over his swing both with the new ball and the old ball. That was evident during the Johannesburg Test earlier this year when he ran through the South African line-up late in the innings with the semi-new ball after an indifferent start.

In the past, he has given Kohli wickets with the new ball as well and has come on his own with the older reverse-swinging ball.